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The holiday homes rented out by Villagrande are mainly located in rural, non urban areas.
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Brittany, that is wonderful cycling, walking and ... stones on your backs. When thinking about Brittany, it's hard not to think of Obelix with his inseparable Menhir.
This world famous quirky folks in that small fishing village the Gallic Romans did not manage to control is believed to be based on Erquy,
a fishing village with less than four thousand souls. Brittany is still in many ways a strange duck in the bite. Geographically it's almost a peninsula,
culturally / historically there are many unique aspects that make this region so attractive. Brittany has real fans who always return.
Maybe it's through the rugged nature, the Spartan atmosphere and image of the intransigence of the 'Breton' with their own Celtic language, Breton.
This is the only Celtic language spoken on the continent, since the Celts were expelled by the Romans to the British Isles.
We know this all from the Asterix comic. In Brittany are still many traces of the Celtic culture. Also, you have many prehistoric (pre-Celtic) megaliths,
amongst others in the South and in Carnac (Morbihan).
In France the Tour de France winners Bernard Hinault and Louison Bobet, but also the quirky Jules Verne are known as men with a typical Breton character.
In Brittany the fish markets are unprecedented. Restaurants often serve mussels with bacon and cream. Also the typical Breton "crepes", delicious thin pancakes spread with
"crème de Maroons is a famous dish.
Besides the tranquility and charm of country life plenty of entertainment and culture can be found in the university town of Rennes, the capital,
the navial city of Brest (take a harbor cruise), Vannes, with its traditionally colored homes and Quimper, the most Breton town with lots of folklore.
At low tide you can see the decaying fishing boats lie on the sand banks, an impressive sight cherished by the people, a ship graveyard where only the nature may demolish.
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